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Euro is Little Changed, while the Yen is Softer to Start the New Week

The dollar is narrowly mixed against the G10 and emerging market currencies today. The euro is little changed, holding on to last week’s gains, after the surprising French election results, where the focus shifts finding...

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Gold, Oil, and Interest Rates Rise

The market put more weight on the rise in the US ISM manufacturing survey than the downward revision to the manufacturing PMI and the unexpected back-to-back decline in construction spending. US rates shot up and...

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Realism Fights Back After Hope Dominated Yesterday

Hope triumphed over realism yesterday, and realism is fighting back toward. Asia Pacific markets, however, traded on the echo from the recovery in North America on Monday. The MSCI Asia Pacific recouped part of yesterday’s...

Asian Development Bank slashes regional growth outlook

Emerging economies in the Asia-Pacific region are losing steam, which has prompted the Asian Development Bank to sharply cut its growth forecast. The bank calls for more financial stability and reforms. Gross domestic product (GDP)...